Halesowen and Stourbridge was a

parliamentary constituency An electoral district, also known as an election district, legislative district, voting district, constituency, riding, ward, division, or (election) precinct is a subdivision of a larger state (a country, administrative region, or other poli ...

in the

West Midlands West or Occident is one of the four cardinal directions or points of the compass. It is the opposite direction from east and is the direction in which the Sun sets on the Earth. Etymology The word "west" is a Germanic word passed into some ...

, which returned one

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(MP) to the

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of the

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from

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until it was abolished for the 1997 general election. Its territory was then divided between the new constituencies of Halesowen & Rowley Regis and

Stourbridge Stourbridge is a market town in the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley in the West Midlands, England, situated on the River Stour. Historically in Worcestershire, it was the centre of British glass making during the Industrial Revolution. The ...

, both of which were held by Labour upon creation, until 2010 when the Conservatives won both seats back and have continued to retain them to date.

Boundaries

1974–1983: The Municipal Boroughs of Halesowen and Stourbridge. 1983–1997: The Metropolitan Borough of Dudley wards of Belle Vale and Hasbury, Halesowen North, Halesowen South, Hayley Green, Lye and Wollescote, Norton, Pedmore and Stourbridge East, and Wollaston and Stourbridge West.

Members of Parliament

Elections

Elections in the 1990s

Elections in the 1980s

Elections in the 1970s

Notes and references

{{DEFAULTSORT:Halesowen And Stourbridge (Uk Parliament Constituency) Parliamentary constituencies in the West Midlands (county) (historic) Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1974 Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom disestablished in 1997 Dudley Stourbridge